Fabien Makongo works for Concern in the Central African Republic as Programme Manager for Food Security and Livelihoods. Here, he tells us why he won’t stop until he has built a future for the world’s hungriest people.

On March 5, I attended the Safeguarding Summit, co-hosted by the Department for International Development and the Charity Commission. Along with 22 other organisations, Concern Worldwide (UK) committed to improving the standards and delivery of safeguarding, including a culture of zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse in all we do. Read full statement here.

Continuing our 'thought leadership' series, Concern's Equality Advisor, Adèle Fox, takes a look at gender equality 107 years after we first marked International Women’s day, and examines the role of men in deconstructing gender inequalities.

On Tuesday, the British government will host a humanitarian funding conference in London. The purpose is to raise money to tackle the current food crisis in Somalia. The conference comes a year after the UN named Somalia as one of four countries at credible risk of famine and, 12 months on, the situation remains extremely worrying.

Hipsters are notorious for their love of markets. A farmers market? They’re there. A market selling handcrafted soaps and woven baskets? Wouldn’t miss it for the world! But what about a seed market set up to help communities recover from the trauma of civil conflict in Central African Republic?

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